Warsaw, Poland | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Lewandowski might miss the World Cup qualifiers match against England as Bayern possibly won’t let him go to London due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Poland coach Paulo Sousa said on Wednesday. According to the regulations, people who return to Germany from the UK have …
Read More »UEFA still planning to host Euro 2020 across 12 cities
London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | UEFA reaffirmed its plan to host the delayed Euro 2020 tournament across 12 European cities, as the continent’s football governing body met representatives of the 12 host associations and tournament organizers in a routine meeting on Wednesday. The tournament was originally planned to be …
Read More »SuperSport: UEFA Europa league extended to Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | SuperSport has renewed its broadcast contract with UEFA for a further three years, ensuring a wealth of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League action, plus an all-new competition, the UEFA Europa Conference League. SuperSport currently holds rights to the UEFA Europa league in South Africa, and the new deal extends …
Read More »Bayern travel to Moscow, Liverpool face Midtjylland
UEFA Champions League fixtures Tuesday 27 October 8:55: Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayern Munich 8:55: Shakhtar Donetsk v Internazionale 11pm: Atletico Madrid v RB Salzburg 11pm: Borussia Monchengladbach v Real Madrid 11pm: Porto v Olympiakos 11pm:Olympique Marseille v Manchester City 11pm:Liverpool v Midtjylland 11pm: Atalanta v Ajax Wednesday 28 October 8:55: …
Read More »Ghana selected for CAF, UEFA pilot program
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Ghana has been selected for a pilot program by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to improve its domestic league, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced. As part of the program, CAF & UEFA will be offering …
Read More »Leipzig vs PSG – Clash of the German coaches
Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT | Today’s first UEFA Champions League semifinal will pit two German coaches against one another, the rising star, Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, was once coached by Thomas Tuchel, before injuries cut his career short and he became a scout for the current Paris Saint-Germain manager. “Games …
Read More »Five reasons why Leipzig has made it to the top
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Of the four UEFA Champions League semifinalists, RB Leipzig’s story is akin to a fairy tale. While Bayern’s opponent Lyon has established itself in the upper reaches of European football in the past two decades, Leipzig’s development – ahead of the match against Paris Saint-Germain …
Read More »Manchester City to play in Champions League after UEFA ban overturned
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City will play in the Champions League next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the club’s two-year ban from European football. In February, UEFA confirmed that Manchester City had been banned from European competitions for the next two seasons …
Read More »UEFA relaxes financial fair play rules amid coronavirus crisis
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | UEFA has opted to temporarily soften its financial fair play (FFP) rules to help clubs impacted by the economic fall-out of the coronavirus crisis, European football’s governing body announced on Thursday. FFP rules mean that, over a three-year period, clubs competing in European competition are not …
Read More »Champions League to be completed with ‘final eight’ in Lisbon in August
Paris, France | AFP | The 2019-2020 Champions League, suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be completed in a ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon in August, UEFA said on Wednesday. Europe’s top club competition will be decided by a series of one-off matches beginning in the Portuguese capital on August 12, with the …
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